Biography
In the beginning I approached painting (or perhaps my “art”) in much the same way as the monkeys in the opening scenes of A Space Odyssey: 2001 approached the monolith. I have never truly discovered why I paint, I only know that I was compelled to do so. And, doing so started a process which even now, after all these years, I do not fully comprehend.
I am in actuallity an analog dinosaur who’s aesthetic owes allegiance to Surrealism and the Matisse side of the twentieth century. I am aware of the fact that the millennium has passed, however I have never had any political, economic or social ax to artistically grind, so the fact that my creative analog knuckles drag the ground does not particularly disturb me. Although I am aware of contemporary artistic demands my major consideration is still for the formal aspects and specific pictorial content is not explicitly intentional.
After years of reflection I am beginning to realize that my paintings are in reality large, complex “doodles”. My major concern is to enjoy myself and hopefully to bring some joy to the viewer; in that sense I consider myself to be more of a “visual entertainer” then an artist. Hopefully the viewer will find their own naritive and the merit of my work will be dependent on what is seen not said.
